Firms Should Use Tailored Exposure Assessments For Infant Products
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Formulators should take infant skin’s unique properties into consideration as they conduct safety assessments for products aimed at that market, P&G’s Dr. Susan Felter suggests at the Personal Care Products Council’s recent Science Symposium.
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